Press Release

November 27, 2015

Green Week 2016: Press services at the International Green Week 2016

Berlin, 27 November 2015

Press Accreditation:

As a member of the press you may register in advance for Green Week 2016 only under www.gruenewoche-berlin.com -> Press -> Accreditation. Please submit your press ID or proof of journalistic activities. Full details of the organisers’ accreditation guidelines can also be found online. After your application has been processed you will receive an email with a link to your Green Week press pass, which you can then print out in colour or in black and white. Please note that processing can take several days. Holders and lanyards for your press pass can be obtained from the accreditation counters at the fair. During the fair accreditation can also be obtained online.

For the entire duration of the fair representatives of the press can obtain their accreditation for the Green Week 2016 by presenting their press card or a letter of authority from their editor in chief. Journalists who have not registered in advance can obtain their accreditation in the entrance area at Hall 7: 12– 24 Jan., from 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. in the entrance area at entrance South and entrance area at Hall 21 (Hammarskjölplatz): 15 - 24 Jan., 9 am- 6pm.

Press passes for Green Week 2016 are valid from 12 to 24 January 2016. Once issued, the press passes are non-transferable and only valid together with a personal ID or passport. With the exception of access to security zones and certain exhibitors’ areas they grant holders free admission for the entire duration of the fair. Many exhibitors will also be making use of special areas in order to meet with and entertain trade visitors and the media, and access to these areas may require separate registration with the exhibitor in question.

Messe Berlin GmbH:

Press and Public Relations Department, Rooms 302-303

Press Team Green Week:

Wolfgang Rogall (Room 302)

tel.: +49(0)30/3038-2218; e-mail: rogall@messe-berlin.de

Ilka Dreimann (Room 302)

tel.: +49(0)30/3038-2267, e-mail: dreimann@messe-berlin.de

Spokesman Group of Messe Berlin:

Michael T. Hofer, Director Press and Public Relations (Room 303)

tel.: +49(0)30/3038-2270; e-mail: hofer@messe-berlin.de

Press Centre:

The Press Center at the International Green Week Berlin 2016 is located in Hall 6.3. It will be open daily from 12 January until the end of the Green Week (24 Jan.) from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. All press material will be dispensed here. The electronic press office, with computer workstations (Room 201), printers and internet access, is available to journalists for the duration of the fair. Connections are also available for laptops. Skilled technical assistance is provided in this area throughout the fair.

WLAN connection:

At the Press Center you can use WLAN. Using the SSID (WLAN network identifier) “PressCenter” you can log in anywhere in the Press Center.

The latest press material:

The latest press material, such as daily reports with coverage of activities taking place at the fair (14 – 23 Jan.) and photos are also available online at www.gruenewoche.de/en/PressService.

Virtual Exhibitor Service:

From now on you can gain information about the exhibitors and their products on the Virtual Market Place® under

http://www.gruenewoche.de/en/ExhibitorSearch/.

Parking for the press and the press shuttle:

Only a limited number of parking spaces are provided for the press next to Hall 26 (P18). Parking tickets for accredited media representatives are available from Messe Berlin, tel.: +49((0)30 / 3038 2267 or by email (dreimann@messe-berlin.de) and should be clearly displayed in the windscreen on arrival. Parking tickets can only be obtained on-site from the Press Centre. Please note that a charge is made for parking in the parking garage of the ICC Berlin.